Which to use
“Dämon” and “Daten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,264
- “Dämon” frequency rank
- #808
- “Daten” frequency rank
- 18072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dämon | Daten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angst machende Macht, böser Geist mit übermenschlichen Kräften | Sammlung ermittelter/gewonnener Messwerte oder auch statistischer Angaben zu etwas |
Where the eye mixes Dämon and Daten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Dämon and Daten
A purely visual mix-up. Dämon ([ˈdɛːmɔn]) and Daten ([ˈdaːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dämon is recorded at frequency rank #17,264, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛːmɔn]. Daten is at rank #808, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaːtn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18072, this pair ranks #1,921,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dämon vs Daten
Shared letters: dn. Private to "Dämon": moä. Private to "Daten": aet.
"Dämon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Daten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Daten ← adten · daetn · datenn · datne · datten · ddaten · dtaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dämon" and "Daten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Dämon" or "Daten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dämon" and "Daten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dämon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Daten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dämon" and "Daten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dämon vs Daun". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,921,671 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.